iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWY)

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors acquired 9,292 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 269% compared to the typical daily volume of 2,515 put options.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWY traded up $0.29 on Friday, hitting $54.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,437,734 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,641,412. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $54.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $60.82. The company has a market capitalization of $4.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.25. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a 12 month low of $50.74 and a 12 month high of $69.51.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bridgewater Associates LP raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 12.9% during the third quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 1,927,560 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $123,287,000 after acquiring an additional 220,129 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 49.7% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,263,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $83,474,000 after buying an additional 419,112 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 25.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 913,197 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,408,000 after buying an additional 184,207 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF by 34.3% in the third quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 371,262 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $23,746,000 after acquiring an additional 94,873 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trium Capital LLP bought a new stake in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $18,680,000.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Stock Market Division of the Korean Exchange.